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Parliament: Public Transport, Concessions
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 10:26pm BST
David Drew (Stroud, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of the nationwide concessionary fare scheme on (a) the level of eligibility set by local authorities and (b) the level of access by disabled people. Rosie Winterton (Minister of State, Department for Transport; Doncaster Central, Labour) The criteria for eligibility for the statutory minimum concession are set out in statute supported by revised guidance recently issued by the Department. The Transport Act 2000 (or for those resident in London, the Greater London Authority Act 1999) makes provision for concessionary travel to a wide range of disabled people. Categories of disability ...